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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It seems like a lot of old guys are hoping to ski or hike until they die of Dutch Elm Disease, and at a certain point the way you can love a person is to respect their choices made of sound mind.  With my FIL I guess some day he won't come back from his hike and we'll have to send someone with an ATV after him, and that will be that.[/quote]

This is me, except female.  I will probably die falling off my horse when I’m in my 80s.  Or scuba diving with sharks, or God knows what.

I am just a tough old broad, and I am proud of that mental toughness.  Hell, I was slinging hay bales for a week after I broke my arm badly, before I could get in for surgery.  I could feel the bones grinding together but darn it, I was not going to let anyone help me.

There’s nothing wrong with it, even if you have a different perspective on risk/reward.

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So, if you continue to insist that you’re not going to let anyone help you, then you may have Adult Protective Services at your door one day. [/quote]

I LOLed at this. Have you ever tried to get APS to help? they are useless. They cannot force an old person to get proper care.[/quote]

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